Blandin Foundation Leadership Boost Grants

Red Wing, Wabasha, and Goodhue County have been selected for the first round of Blandin Foundation Leadership Boost grants.

Red Wing Downtown Main Street and Goodhue Country will each receive $81,000 to focus on healing and trust around historical trauma in Red Wing and Prairie Island Indian Communities.

The City of Wabasha will recieve a $50,000 grant for the Wabasha Healthier and Happier Project focusing on the future of the community.

A total of 26 grants this round were awarded totalling $1.35 million dollars.

Blandin Foundation is a private foundation based in Grand Rapids, Minnesota whose mission is to connect, fund and advocate for ideas and people to inspire resourcefulness and move rural places in Minnesota forward.